Mistreatment and psychological well-being among older adults: Exploring the role of psychosocial resources and deficits

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-229

  Luo, Ye ^a   Waite, Linda J ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder mistreatment; Psychological well being; Psychosocial resources; Stress process theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953317708     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq096     Document Type: Article

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